Increase your fan base with book parties

Now there is an easy and effective way to encourage your biggest fans to share new books with their friends. With PartyLaunch.com your fans can host parties for the launch of your next book – helping boost critical first-week sales. Here's how house parties work:

• You set up a site for your book at www.partylaunch.com (this takes just a few minutes).
• Pick a date and time when the author can spare 30 minutes to talk to fans by phone. They can do it from home.
• Invite your fans to host parties for your next book launch.
• Promote your party day on your website, in interviews, through press releases, and emails or mailings to your fan list.
• Each host invites friends to come to their party. PartyLaunch provides everything they need to organize their event and invite friends.
• Set up a conference call or a webcast to connect the parties. Invite party hosts to call into a special number to join the conference call. The author can read a bit of the book and then take questions from parties.

The average party host invites 18 people to their event. It's a tremendous way to tap the power of social networking! You reward loyal fans, generate publicity, drive sales, AND capture email addresses you can use in future outreach to fans. Everyone loves a party – and with some creative thinking, you can line up sponsors to send your hosts goodie bags for the event. Check out all the prizes and sponsors for Dirty Girls Book Parties.

PartyLaunch offers four subscription levels. Whether you're planning dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of parties, there is a plan that is right for you. Publishers can even set up sites to promote multiple books. Have a book coming out in July or later this year? Get the party started today.

Questions? Call toll-free at 866-394-1637 or send an email.

— Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez